According to its WHOIS record, AFRICAWESTCARGO.COM was created on September 3, 2023 and expires on September 3, 2024. That is around 3 years of continuous registration. It is registered through DropExtra.com LLC (IANA ID 1069) and is past its expiry date. DNS is served by ns2.interimnameserver.com and ns1.interimnameserver.com. Renewals are usually made for one to ten years at a time, so an expiry date far in the future shows a long-term commitment to the name. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. Nameservers decide where a domain's DNS is hosted, so a change of nameservers usually means the website or email moved to a new provider. Domains that are not renewed before their expiry date normally enter a grace and redemption period before they can be registered again. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. The creation date shows when the name was first registered, while the expiry date shows how long the current registration has been paid for. A registrar transfer moves the management of a domain from one company to another without changing the domain name itself. Public WHOIS records can show the registrant organisation and country, while many owners now hide personal details behind privacy services. Changes to the registrant organisation can point to a sale, a merger or simply an update of company details.
In the period from July 8, 2022 to September 4, 2023, 36 fields of the record were modified. The domain moved from TurnCommerce Inc. DBA NameBright.com to DropExtra.com LLC. DNS moved from nsg1.namebrightdns.com and nsg2.namebrightdns.com to ns2.interimnameserver.com and ns1.interimnameserver.com. Status flags were updated: ok was added and clientTransferProhibited was removed. It was renewed: the expiry date went from June 16, 2023 to September 3, 2024. The full record, including every stored snapshot, can be downloaded in JSON, XML or CSV.
For AFRICAWESTCARGO.COM, Whois Data Center keeps 13 historical WHOIS snapshots. The most recent capture is from September 4, 2023. Each snapshot is a dated copy of the public WHOIS record as it looked when it was collected. Security teams use WHOIS history to spot suspicious ownership changes and to link related domains. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars. Comparing snapshots makes it easy to see when the registrar, nameservers or status of a domain changed. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time. The snapshot list below shows every capture we hold, newest first.
WHOIS Record